Craftsman 315.17473 Owner's Manual page 10

OPERATION
STARTING AND ENDING A CUT
INTERNAL ROUTING
Tilt router and place on workpieca, letting edge of subbase
contact workpleoa first. Be careful not to let router bit contact
workpisce. Turn router on and let motor build to itsfull speed.
Gradually feed cutter into workpleca until subbese is level
withworkplece.
UponcompleUon of cut, turn motoroffand let it cometo a
completestopbeforeremovingrouterfromwork surface.
EDGING WITH PILOT BITS
The arbor-type bits with pilots are excellent for quick, easy,
edge shaping of any workpleca edge that is either straight or
curved at a curvature as great or greater than the radius of the
bit to be used. The pilot prevents the bit from making too deep
a cut; and holding the pilotfirmly In contact with the workpiece
edge throughout prevents the cut from becoming too shallow.
Whenever the workpieca thickness together with the desired
depth of cut (as adjusted by router depth setting) are such that
only the top part of the edge is to be shaped (leaving at least
a 1/16 in. thick uncut portion at bottom), the pilot can ride
against the uncut portion, which will serve to guide it. See
Figure 13. However, if the workpiece is too thin or the bit set
too low so that there will be no uncut edge to dde the pilot
against, an extra board toact as a guide must be placed under
the workplece. This "guide" board must have exactly the
same contour-- straight or curved---as the workplece edge.
If it is positioned so that its edge is flush with the workpiece
edge, the bitwill make a full cut (in as far as the bit radius). On
the other hand, if the guide is positioned as shown in Figure
13 (out from the workplece edge), the bit will make less than
a full cut -- which will alter the shape of the finished edge.
NOTE: Any of the piloted bits can be used without a pilot for
edge shaping with guides, as preceding. The size (diameter)
of the pilot that is used determines the maximum_cut width
that can be made with the pilot against the workpiece edge
(the small pilot exposes all of the bit; the large one reduces
this amount by 1/16 inch).
EXTENSION CORDS
The useof anyextension cordwillcause somelossof power.
TOkeepthe loss toa minimumand to preventtool overheat-
ing, followthe recommendedcord sizes on the chart at the
right.When toolis used outdoors,use onlyextensioncords
suitable for outdoor useand somarked. Extension cordsare
availableat Sears Retail Stores.
ROUTER
_LOT
TOP EDGESHAPING
WHOLE EDGE SHAPING Fig. 13
EDGE ROUTING
Place router on workpiece,makingsure the routerbitdoes
notcontactworkplece.Turn routeron and let motorbuildto
its full speed. Begin your cut, graduallyfeeding cutterinto
workpiece.
Upon completion of cut, turn motor off and let it cometo a
completestop beforeremovingrouterfrom worksurface.
Extension Cord Length Wire Size A.W.G.
0-25 Feet 18
25-50 Feet 16
50-100 Feet 14
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